Cleveland

We were supposed to go to Buffalo last weekend and then snowmaggedon hit and no one could get in or out.  Then Clayton and Jenna were going to come to Ohio for Thanksgiving until J found out that she had to work on Friday.  So we decided to meet in Cleveland on Saturday.  It's about half way between Buffalo and Miamisburg.

Clayton and the grand prize

Hannah and I got up at 6 so we could get there bright and early and have a good long time to spend together!

tiny kitchen aid

We decided to meet at the "Christmas Story" house.  It was really fun.  Hannah thinks she hasn't seen the movie, which I find hard to believe, but the rest of us knew it well and we all enjoyed the house, museum and gift shop.  It was a very good start to our day and our Christmas season.

After the house we went out for a slice of pizza.  The pizza was huge, and as far as pizza goes it was good.  We ate at a little place called Crust.

looking at all the stuff

Next on our tour of Cleveland was the market.  We saw tons of fruits and veggies, meats, treats, cheese, falafas and everything you could want.  It was interesting, I saw a fruit I didn't even recognize, two actually, cactus pears and dragon fruit.   We bought some treats and took them across the street to a little plaza to share.  The weather was just lovely.  There was snow on the ground but it was sunny and we all thought it was nice out.

We found a little bookstore too!

Trinity Cathedral was next.  It was closed but we walked around the outside and appreciated the architecture.  CJ bought a new camera and they are practicing taking pictures so Hannah and I were the subjects :) I am excited to see some of the finished ones. 

a pretty door

Say cheese

Our last stop was the aquarium.  It is small and a little pricey but very nice.  They built it in an old power plant and did an amazing job in the renovations.  You could totally see the old structure yet the tanks were prominent and the fish they had were very beautiful.  The shark tube was a favorite.

I am grateful we had such a fun day together.  It was totally worth it to drive 7 (round trip) hours to play for 6!